1991 BMW 3 Series 318i from North America - Comments

1st Jul 2003, 13:26

"The best sports car for under $30,000"

What things have gone wrong with the car?

Power steering rack has leaked since I purchased the car.

The bushings in the lower control arms have gone bad requiring the replacement of the entire arm.

General comments?

This is probably the best purchase that I have ever made. I made the purchase from a friend about a year ago and I will own a BMW the rest of my life. This car has made a serious impression on me.

The first thing I noticed was the cars ability to handle. I had purchased the car that day and needed to run some errands. I took the back roads because the interstates were a mess. As I was driving down a local road I came upon a sudden turn that I had forgotten about. I stood on the brakes and turned the wheel as quickly as I could thinking that there was no escaping disaster. In a flash the car responded flawlessly. Taking me into the turn that had a warning sign of 25 m.p.h. at nearly 65 m.p.h.! I was stunned and a little shaken up so I decided to stop for a moment. I got out looked around and then decided to do it again.

Since then I have been pleasantly surprised with the performance taking down the back roads any chance I get.

Thank you BMW for creating such an inexpensive and fun to drive car!


21st Oct 2003, 17:05

Serious, the E30 3-Series was the best one made in my opinion. You can throw it into turns and it'll just go *boof* right into the turn.

Remarkable cars, no?

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